Manifolding



-A. JHNsoN MANIFOLDING Original Filed Dec. 10, 1930 oaocoooooooocounaonouw oono Patented Oct. 3 1, 1939 UNITED STATES MANIFOLDINGArthur A. Johnson, Bridgeport, Conn., assignor to -Autographic RegisterCompany, Hoboken, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Originalapplication December 10, 1930, Serial No. 501,349. Divided and thisapplication June 7,' 1933, Serial No. 674,680 v 6 Claims.

This invention relates to manifolding, and more particularly, to theprovisonv of a pile of superposed record and interleaved transfer stripsfor use in typewriting machines and the like. This application is adivision of my copending application Serial No. 501,349, filed December10, 1930, now patent #1,922,296, dated August 15, 1933.

An object of this invention is to provide means for securing the stripsof the pile together so as Vto hold the record strips in registrationand hold the carbon strips against unrestricted lateral and longitudinalmovement, and, at the same time, permit the separation of the recordsheets from the carbon sheets from a set of sheets tom off or severedfromethe continuous pile.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a plan view of a carbon sheettaken from a severed set of record and carbon sheets,

. and made in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a pile of superposed record and carbonstrips, made in accordvance with the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the carbon strip shown in Fig. 2.

As shown in the accompanying drawing, the

In cases where it is desired to use the pile of strips IU and H in atelegraphic typewriter having pinwheell devices for keeping the pile instrict coordination with the platens of the sending and receivingmachines, the carbon strips ll, as provided for in my originalapplication abovenamed, of which'this is adivison, may be provided withlateral margins l6 projecting beyond the adjacent edges ll of the recordstrips III. These lateral margins IB are provided with rows of aperturesl8 to b engaged by pins of a pinwheel feeding device carried by theplaten of the typewriting machine.

However, the portion of my 'invention herein described and claimed isnot especially concerned with the apertured or other feeding bands.

The object of the present invention is to secure the record strips ofthe pile together so as to maintain them in registration and, at thesame time, hold the transferstrips againstunrestricted lateral andlongitudinal shifting movement in such a way that the holding meansbecomes ineffective to hold the carbon sheets Ha againstv removal fromthe record sheets When a set of sheet-lengths has been removed from thecontinuing' strips by severing the pile along the lines |3 separatingthe forms from one another.

To accomplish this, the carbon strips I I are provided with apertures 23providing zones of direct face-'to-face contact on the record strips inwhich there is placed a spot of adhesive material or gum 24 holding therecord strips IO in registration. spots of gum are placed betweenadjacent surfaces of the respective record strips III. However, ifdesired, the record strips may be secured together with other meanslocated in these zones of direct face-to-face contact.

According to the present invention, each aperture 23 in the recordstrips is initially in the form of a hole as distinguished from a notchor It will be understood that the cut-out and is bound on all sides bythe material of the carbon strip. vConsequently, the carbon strips arerestricted by the securing means engaging the walls of the aperture orhole 23 against lateral, as well as longitudinal, movement relative tothe record strips.

Further, in accordance with the present invention, a portion of themargin of the hole 23 constitutes part of the line l3 betweensheet-lengths on the .transfer strip ll. This is done so that when thesuperposed strips IO and ll are severed along the line I3, the form oftheaperture 23 is changed from that of a hole to an open notch, with theresult that the carbon sheets Ha may be withdrawn from the recordsheets. Yet, the record sheets will remain secured together by the spotsof adhesive or other fastening means ll.

It should 'be understood, of course, that within the broader aspects 'ofthis invention, it is not essential that the line of division l3 beconstituted by a-line of perforations, for the pile ofstrips III 'and llmay be torn along a tearing knife or may be otherwise severedatsheetlength intervals.

By arranging the strip-holding means 24 so as to hold the record sheetstogether independently of the carbon sheets Ila, one or more of thecarbon sheetsmay be removed from between the record sheets, and therecord sheets will still remain bound together.

When the strips are so arranged, if the operator grips the recordstripsat a point where they are secured together by the adhesive 24 with thethumb and fingers of one hand and grips the transfer strips byV one of.the laterally projecting marginal portions li with the thumb andfingers of the other hand, by moving the hands apart the transfer sheetsand the recordY sheets will be separated or 'stripped from each other.

Variations and modiflcations may be made within the scope of thisinvention and portions w of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and forwhich it is desired to obtain Letters Patent, is:

1. A pile of superposed record strips and interleaved transfer stripsdivided at intervals by registering transverse lines of severance toform sets of superposed sheets, the transfer strips each having aD-shaped hole, the straight side of which is defined by the line ofseverance of the transfer strip, and means fastening the record stripstogether through said hole and adapted to escape therefrom when thestraight side of the hole is opened by the severance of the transferstrip the non-straight side of the hole being of such size and shape asto form an opening in the severed transfer sheet to accommodate thethumb and nger of the operator's hand in gripping the record sheetsWithout also gripping the transfer sheets.

2. A supply for manifold use including, in combination, a pair ofContinuous record strips in superposed .relation to each other, a thirdcontinuous strip intermediate the webs of said pair adapted to traveltherewith, said intermediate strip having a longitudinal succession ofcompletely circumscribed holes and the strips of said pair, at intervalscoincident with said holes, being coupled for traveling one with theother, the strips having transverse dividing lines along which they maybe severed into sheet-lengths, each dividing line in the intermediateweb forming a part of the edge of one of said holes so as to open a sideof the hole when the strips are severed along said dividing lines toform a gripescape notch in the sheet of said third strip Whereby the,pair of coupled sheets may be gripped by the thumb and finger of theoperator's hand indcpfn-:lently of the third strip sheet when it isdesired to remove the latter from between said pair of coupled sheets.

3. A pile of superposed record strips and interleaved transfer stripsdivided at intervals by registering transverse lines of severance toform sets of superposed sheets, the transfer strips each having aD-shaped hole, the straight side of which is defined by the line ofseverance of the transfer strip, and means fastening the record stripstogether through said hole and adapted to escape therefrom when thestraight side of the hole is opened by the severance of the transferstrip, the non-straight side of the hole being of such size and shape asto form an opening in the severed transfer sheet to accommodate thethumb and finger of the operator's hand in gripping the record sheetswithout also gripping the transfer sheets, the transfer sheets having amarginal portion projecting beyond the adjacent margin of the recordsheets to permit the thumb and finger of the operator's hand to grip thetransfer sheets without also gripping the record sheets.

4. A pile of superposed and interleaved strips of different kindsdivided at intervals by registering transverse lines of severance toform sets of superposed record and transfer sheets, the strips of cnekind having at sheet-length intervals internal and completelycircumscribed holes located on the lines of severance with parts of themargin of each of said holes' constituted by the bottom edge of onesheet-length and the top edge of an adjacent sheet-length respectively,the strips of the other kind having zones of face-toface contact throughsaid holes; and fastening means for securing said strips together insaid zones of face-to-face contact, the said holes in the strips of onekind being opened by the pile of strips being severed along saidseverance lines to form notches permitting the escape therefrom of saidfastening means, said notches being of such size and shape as to form anopening in the sheets containing them to accommodate the thumb andfingers of the operator's hand in gripping the sheets of one kindWithout also gripping the sheets of the other kind.

5. A pile of superposed and interleaved strips of different kindsdivided at intervals by registering transverse lines of severance toform sets of superposed record and transfer sheets, the strips of onekind having at sheet-length intervals internal and completelycircumscribed holes located on the lines of severance with parts of themargin of each of said holes constituted by the bottom edge of onesheet-length and the top edge of an adjacent sheet-length respectively,the strips of the other kind having zones of face-toface contact throughsaid holes; and fastening means for securing said strips together insaid zones of faceto-face contact, the said holes in the strips of onekind being opened by the pile of strips being severed along saidseverance lines to form notches permitting the escape therefrom of saidfastening means, said notches being of such size and shape as to form anopening in the sheets containing them to accommodate the thumb andfingers of the operatoris hand in gripping the sheets of one kindwithout also gripping the sheets of the other kind, the .sheetscontaining said notches having a lateral margin projecting beyond theadjacent lateral margins of the other kind of sheets to permit the thumband fingers of the operatoris other hand to grip the sheets containingsaid notches Without also gripping the other kind of sheets.

6. A supply for manifold use including, in combination, a pair ofcontinuous record strips in superposed relation to each other, a thirdcontinuous strip intermediate the Webs of said pair adapted to traveltherewith, said intermediate strip having a longitudinal successionofcompletely circumscribed holes and the strips of said pair, atintervals coincident with said holes, being coupled for traveling onewith the other, the strips having transverse dividing lines along whichthey may be severed into sheet-lengths,

each dividing line in the intermediate Web forming a part of the edge ofone of said holes so as to open a side of the hole when the strips aresevered along said dividing lines to form a gripescape notch in thesheet of said third strip whereby the pair of coupled sheets may begripped by the thumb and finger of the operator's hand independently ofthe third strip sheet when it is desired to remove the latter frombetween said pair of coupled sheets, the sheets of the intermediatestrip having a marginal portion projecting beyond the adjacent margin ofthe record sheets to permit the thumb and finger of the operator's handto grip the intermediate sheets without also gripping the record sheets.

ARTHUR A. J OHNSON,

